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About alohapromisesforever

Writer, poet, musician, surfer, father of two princesses.

Thought For the Day: The Difference Between A Welfare State and A Totalitarian State Is A Matter of Time

Posted on August 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.”– -author and philosopher Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

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First Principles: A Wise and Frugal Government…Shall Restrain Men From Injuring One Another

Posted on August 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“[A] wise and frugal government … shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Men, To Act With Vigor and Effect, Must Have Time To Mature Measures…As To the Best Method of Applying Them

Posted on August 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Men, to act with vigor and effect, must have time to mature measures, and judgment and experience, as to the best method of applying them. They must not be hurried on to their conclusions by the passions, or the fears … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Whereas Each Man Claims His Freedom As A Matter of Right, the Freedom He Accords To Other Men Is A Matter of Toleration

Posted on August 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Whereas each man claims his freedom as a matter of right, the freedom he accords to other men is a matter of toleration.” – Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)

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Thought For the Day: There Is Not Less Wit Nor Less Invention In Applying Rightly A Thought One Finds In A Book, Than In Being the First Author of That Thought

Posted on August 27, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought.” -Pierre Bayle, philosopher and writer (1647-1706)

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First Principles: Justice Is the End of Government. It Is the End of Civil Society.

Posted on August 27, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.” – James Madison

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First Principles: As Parents, We Can Have No Joy, Knowing That This Government Is Not Sufficiently Lasting To Ensure Any Thing Which We May Bequeath To Posterity

Posted on August 26, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“As parents, we can have no joy, knowing that this government is not sufficiently lasting to ensure any thing which we may bequeath to posterity: And by a plain method of argument, as we are running the next generation into … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Hurts My Soul To Hear the Terrible Names That People Call Donald. The Worst One Is ‘Racist’.

Posted on August 26, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It hurts my soul to hear the terrible names that people call Donald. The worst one is ‘racist.’ I take it as a personal insult that people would think I would have a 37-year friendship with a racist. People who … Continue reading →

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Six String Guillotine

Posted on August 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Six String Guillotineby Michael DoyleIt was a six stringGuillotineSummer sceneKind of a dreamRolling through the nightThe pompadourWho held the doorThat no one could ignoreSet the flames licking the TroubadorAnd said it would be alrightStruck by the thunderBeing pulled underBy a … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Our Obligations To Our Country Never Cease But With Our Lives

Posted on August 25, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.” – John Adams (1808)

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